
Starmer and Reeves promised honesty about public finances. Can they stay the course?
Pippa Crerar and Heather Stewart
created: July 12, 2025, 9 a.m. | updated: July 12, 2025, 12:59 p.m.
“The UK public finances are in an unsustainable position in the long run.
The rhetoric of this government is right: growth, growth, growth.
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“They’re purposely designed to get the public finances on to a sustainable footing.
“We’ve been honest that the public finances need to improve.
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